Re: List of a useful tools for network architects

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 06/21/2010 08:46 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> There was a lightning talk on Netdot at Nanog 48 I'd take a look at the presentation and the the website. It's quite 
> useful from the documentation and discovery standpoint

meh, it was nanog 49, and the link is:

http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/presentations/Tuesday/Vicente-netdot-presentation-nanog49.pdf

https://netdot.uoregon.edu/trac/

> After the initial whit board I generally sit down and document what we're going to build then we build a transition 
> plan the covers the activities based on the docs and move on from there. 
>
>
> Joel's iPad
>
> On Jun 21, 2010, at 2:20 PM, Pavel Dimow <paveldimow () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > And how do you feel when client tell you that you don't have a
> > connection from SW-476 to SW-145?
> > "Well you see, there are plenty of boxes out there (couple hundreds)
> > you don't expect that everything must be perfect right? Anyhow I was
> > very tired that day...."
> >
> > The point is, I am not looking for a program that will design the
> > network instead of me, just a little sanity check.
> >
> > I agree that head, whiteboard, marker, sharp pencil :) are very
> > valuable but those were on my list anyway :)
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Jens Link <lists () quux de> wrote:
> > > Pavel Dimow <paveldimow () gmail com> writes:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am wondering what tools you consider most valuable when designing big
> > > > network from scratch or perform a migration?
> > >
> > > White board and a digital camera to document the drawings. Pen and paper
> > > are also a very important tool.
> > >
> > > > For example I would like to know is there a tool that will perform
> > > > basic sanity checks like network equipment without redundant link or
> > > > without link at all...
> > >
> > > Well there is my head and a couple of years experience. ;-)
> > >
> > > > I know that the one who design a network have to consider all this
> > > > issues but some automatic check will save some time for sure...
> > >
> > > Discuss your design with others. There is always more than one way to
> > > design a network.
> > >
> > > Jens
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